Chinese smartphones removed from shelves in Vietnam: what people in Vietnam are saying
According to news reports, a series of smartphone models from Chinese brands have been unexpectedly removed from display shelves at major retail stores in Vietnam. The cause is reportedly related to copyright issues or incorrect sovereignty information on the devices.
We read 118 public comments about it on YouTube; 80 of them, from 77 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim in Vietnamese with an English translation, most-liked first, one per person.
Support removal due to sovereignty violations
41%33 comments
“Rất ủng hộ và hoan nghênh tinh thần cương quyết của các nhà bán lẻ di động Việt Nam. Sẽ mua samsung, apple nếu các nhà sx TQ ko có hành động khắc phục”
Translated: Fully support and welcome the resolute spirit of Vietnamese mobile retailers. Will buy Samsung, Apple if Chinese manufacturers take no corrective action
“Trung quốc không từ thủ đoạn nào để xâm hại đất nước ta, đặc biệt là với giới trẻ. Phải nghiêm khắc với các chiêu trò đó.”
Translated: China stops at nothing to infringe upon our country, especially targeting the youth. We must deal strictly with those tricks.
“Tất cả người Việt Nam chúng ta nên tẩy chay các thương hiệu điện thoại của trung quốc”
Translated: All of us Vietnamese should boycott Chinese phone brands
Recommend using iPhone, Samsung, or other brands instead
24%19 comments
“Tôi chỉ dùng SAMSUNG ít nhất dùng thì nó còn đóng thuế và sản xuất ở BẮC NINH.”
Translated: I only use SAMSUNG at least when I use it, it still pays taxes and manufactures in BAC NINH.
“Nói chung là cứ samsung và iphone mà mua nhé.”
Translated: Generally speaking, just buy Samsung and iPhone.
“Từ trước đến nay chưa bao giờ tôi mua điện thoại tàu mà chỉ dùng mỗi Nokia giờ thì Samsung”
Translated: From past to now, I've never bought Chinese phones, only ever used Nokia, and now Samsung
Suspect this is an intentional act from China
14%11 comments
“Tôi có cảm giác là nó cố tình rầm rộ vấn đề lên rồi mỗi hãng tự tạo ra cách giải quyết khác nhau . Mục đích ở đây vẫn là âm mưu mưa dần thấm lâu của bọn TQ từ trước đến nay”
Translated: I feel like they intentionally made a big fuss out of the issue and then each brand creates its own way of solving it. The purpose here is still the long-term insidious plot of the Chinese as always
“Nó cố tình đấy.làm gì có hãng ko biết”
Translated: They did it on purpose. As if any brand wouldn't know
“nên tẩy chay tất cả hãng TQ , chúng ta ko thiếu những hãng khác để mua ko cần mua của TQ , tốt nhất nên cấm vận các hãng đã thực hiện điều này , Trung Quốc đang cố tình làm điều này”
Translated: we should boycott all Chinese brands, we lack no other brands to buy from, no need to buy from China, it's best to embargo the brands that did this, China is deliberately doing this
Skeptical about the actual effectiveness of boycotting
11%9 comments
“Nói thật sự là tui cũng ko tin tưởng sự tẩy chay của nhiều người Việt Nam cho lắm. Nhiều máy xách tay chắc chắn có đường lưỡi bò trong đó nhưng dễ gì chúng nó đem vứt bỏ cái máy.”
Translated: To be honest, I don't really trust the boycott of many Vietnamese people. Many imported phones definitely have the nine-dash line in them, but no way they're going to throw those phones away.
“Tôi ko thấy có gì khi gõ và map cả”
Translated: I don't see anything when typing and mapping
“Tao thay cac cua hang van ban binh thuong”
Translated: I see the stores still selling normally
Criticize the preference for foreign goods over domestic ones
5%4 comments
“đấy hàng việt thì chê thì vùi dập đến phá sản không có đường ngoi lên. mê hàng ngoại thì nó vậy thôi”
Translated: There you go, Vietnamese goods are criticized and crushed to bankruptcy with no way to rise up. Being obsessed with foreign goods leads to this
“Rất mong các doanh nghiệp nước ta làm điện thoại di động như vin từng làm.”
Translated: Really hope our country's businesses make mobile phones like Vin used to do.
“Dòng điện thoại của bác Vượng nên lên kệ được rồi”
Translated: Uncle Vuong's phone line should be back on the shelves already
Blame the app providers or management for the issue
5%4 comments
“Do thằng cung cấp thời tiết AccuWeather, khá bất ngờ đó là 1 hãng của Mỹ, và có vẻ như trước nay chưa có dính dáng gì đến TQ Nịnh à :))”
Translated: Blame the weather provider AccuWeather, quite surprisingly it's an American company, and seems to have had no ties to China before. Flattering them? :))
“Không tự xử để chính quyền vào cuộc còn THIỆT HẠI nhiều hơn nữa 😂😂😂”
Translated: If you don't handle it yourself and let the authorities step in, there will be even MORE DAMAGE 😂😂😂
“Lỗi tại nhà quản lý nhập khẩu của Việt Nam”
Translated: Blame Vietnam's import managers
Comments per day
By the date each comment was posted
Alternatives people name
24% of on-topic comments are about moving elsewhere — this is where they say they are going.
- samsung12 comments
- iphone7 comments
- sam sung3 comments
What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- Các hãng điện thoại Trung Quốc lên tiếng sau khi cửa hàng gỡ máy trưng bàythanhnien.vn · 05 Nov 2026
- Hàng loạt smartphone Trung Quốc bị "gỡ" khỏi kệ cửa hàng bán lẻ tại Việt Namvneconomy.vn · 05 Nov 2026
- Nguyên nhân nhiều điện thoại Trung Quốc bị đại lý gỡ khỏi kệ hàngdantri.com.vn · 05 Nov 2026
- Lộ diện 'nghi phạm' khiến smartphone Trung Quốc bị gỡ trưng bàythanhnien.vn · 04 Nov 2026
- Hàng loạt điện thoại Trung Quốc bị gỡ khỏi kệ trưng bàyvnexpress.net · 04 Nov 2026
- Hàng loạt thương hiệu smartphone Trung Quốc bị gỡ khỏi kệ hàng tại Việt Namthanhnien.vn · 04 Nov 2026
Questions this page answers
What happened with Smartphone Trung Quốc?
According to news reports, a series of smartphone models from Chinese brands have been unexpectedly removed from display shelves at major retail stores in Vietnam. The cause is reportedly related to copyright issues or incorrect sovereignty information on the devices.
What are people saying about Chinese smartphones removed from shelves in Vietnam?
Of 80 comments from 77 people on YouTube: Support removal due to sovereignty violations (41%); Recommend using iPhone, Samsung, or other brands instead (24%); Suspect this is an intentional act from China (14%); Skeptical about the actual effectiveness of boycotting (11%).
What alternatives to Smartphone Trung Quốc do people mention?
Named in the comments, by number of comments naming each: samsung (12), iphone (7), sam sung (3).
How this page is made
The story was picked up from Google's trending searches and the technology press. Public comments about it were then collected from open sources, each one filed under the single position it takes or set aside as off-topic; insults aimed at a nationality or a person are set aside and never quoted. A story only gets a page once at least 25 different people have commented on it. The counts are refreshed for two weeks after the story breaks, and the page is removed 30 days after it. Methodology →
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